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(NEW YORK) — As cities across the country work to meet clean energy goals in the coming years, a critical focus is being placed on public and affordable housing. There are more than 1.2 million public housing units across the country, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Many of these buildings have […]

(NEW YORK) — The deaths of two young aspiring rappers last week have reinvigorated the debate about drill music, a popular subgenre of rap, and its connection to violence. Jayquan McKenley, an 18-year-old aspiring rapper from the Bronx known as CHII WVTTZ, was shot and killed Sunday morning while leaving a recording studio in the […]

(PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and injured, and a woman was shot and killed during an early morning barricade situation, the department said. All of the police officers’ injuries were non-life-threatening, police said. The incident began when officers were called to a home where a woman was reported shot, Phoenix police said. […]

(WAUKESHA, Wis.) — The suspect in a deadly hit-and-run during a Christmas parade last year in Waukesha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty Friday to dozens of charges. An attorney for Darrell Brooks, 39, entered the pleas to 77 charges, including six counts of homicide, during a brief arraignment hearing in Waukesha County court. Bail for Brooks, […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 64.3% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(NEW YORK) — As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, more than 5.7 million people have died from the disease worldwide, including over 915,000 Americans, according to real-time data compiled by Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering. About 64.3% of the population in the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, […]

(NEW YORK) — Amir Locke was fatally shot by Minneapolis police officers in an apartment early Wednesday morning as officers were executing a “no-knock” search warrant. Locke, a legal gun owner, had been sleeping under a blanket on the couch, and body camera footage shows a gun in his hand as he begins to sit […]

(PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot and four others were hurt by shrapnel during an early morning barricade situation at a house, the department said. All injuries are non-life-threatening, police said. The incident began when officers were called to a home where a woman was reported shot, Phoenix police said. When an officer […]

WPVI-TV/ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Six people were stabbed in a Philadelphia home early Friday in what police are calling a “very violent scene.” Police received a 911 call just after 4 a.m. reporting a stabbing and responding officers found the victims, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters. Three were hospitalized in critical condition […]

kali9/Getty Images (PHOENIX) — Five Phoenix police officers were shot during an early morning barricade situation at a house, the department said. Phoenix police said they were called to a home where a woman was reported shot. When an officer approached to help, the suspect immediately opened fire, striking the officer multiple times, police said. […]